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Digby, James, Early RAND: Personalities and Projects as Recalled in the Alumni Bulletin. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2001. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8055.html. Also available in print form.

Digby, James, Early RAND: Personalities and Projects as Recalled in the Alumni Bulletin, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, P-8055, 2001. As of June 02, 2020: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8055.html

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